Christian Cantrell

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Christian Cantrell
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    241
  • Hometown:
    Murfreesboro, Tenn.
  • Position:
    DL
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Previous School:
    Oakland HS
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    29.0
  • sac
    2.5
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0
Bio
Fall 2021: Played and started all 11 games ... had 18 total tackles ...  had a half-sack for two yards and a quarterback hurry ... had three games with three tackles for a career-high (at Tennessee State, Virginia-Lynchburg and at Austin Peay).
 
Spring 2021: Did not see any action with the team in the spring campaign. 
 
2019: Cantrell had a great rookie year with the Golden Eagles as he earned a Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-America nod ... recorded 24 total tackles in his first season with eight solo and 16 assisted stops -- had 4.5 tackles-for-loss for 17 yards and two sacks for 11 yards ... also forced three fumbles ... had a career-high seven tackles and a fumble forced at Eastern Kentucky (11/16/19).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Cantrell was a three-year starter for the Oakland HS squad, helping his Patriots squad to the recent TSSAA Class 6A State Championship in the BlueCross Bowl at Tucker Stadium. This past season, he was named to the all-region team and was a preseason all-state selection. He earned all-state, all-region and defensive lineman of the year honors in his region as a junior. He is also a versatile player, playing tight end and fullback as well for head coach Kevin Creasy. He recently was selected for the TACA All-Star Game roster.
 
PERSONAL: The son of Greg Cantrell and Anna Eguenbor ... full name is Christian Devon Cantrell ... born Nov. 19, 2000, in Nashville ... brother, Greg, ran track and field for two years at Middle Tennessee.
 
ACADEMIC: Enrolled in business management.
 
HONORS: (2019) Phil Steele FCS Freshman All-America team
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 18 9
Assists 11 5
Tackles 29.0 14.0
Tackles per game 2.6 2.8
Sacks 2.5 2.0
Sack yards 9 6
Interceptions 0 -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 5.0 2.5
Tackle for loss yards 14 7
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 1 - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 1 - - - - 0
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 at Kansas L, 56-10 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Texas A&M-Commerce W, 26-25 1 1 2.0 0.5 3 0.5 3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 #24 Samford L, 33-28 0 1 1.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 at #15 UT Martin L, 45-28 0 2 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at #21 Southeast Missouri L, 34-20 0 2 2.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Tennessee State L, 30-14 1 0 1.0 1.0 3 1.0 3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Kennesaw State L, 33-30 4 1 5.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 29 at Eastern Illinois W, 20-17 5 1 6.0 1.0 3 1.0 3 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Lindenwood W, 35-34 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at North Alabama W, 35-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 19 #25 NC Central L, 22-20 3 3 6.0 - - 1.5 4 - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 34 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 12 - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 34 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 12 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 34 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 12 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 - - - - - 0 -
2021-22 11 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 34 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 12 8 16 24.0 2.0 2.0 11 4.5 17 3 - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 11 6 12 18.0 1.6 0.5 2 0.5 2 - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 18 11 29.0 2.6 2.5 9 5.0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 34 32 39 71.0 2.1 5.0 22 10.0 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 5 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 11 18 11 29.0 2.6 2.5 9 5.0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 5 9 5 14.0 2.8 2.0 6 2.5 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 8 5 13.0 2.6 1.5 6 3.5 10 - - - - - - -
Away 6 10 6 16.0 2.7 1.0 3 1.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 9 2 11.0 2.8 1.5 6 1.5 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 9 9 18.0 2.6 1.0 3 3.5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
September 3 2 2 4.0 1.3 0.5 3 1.0 3 - - - - - - -
October 5 10 6 16.0 3.2 2.0 6 2.5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 3 6 3 9.0 3.0 - - 1.5 4 - - - - - - -
News mentions
It's go time -- Golden Eagle football set to open season at Kansas
  • Article
  • August 31, 2022
It's go time -- Golden Eagle football set to open season at Kansas

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – As the day dawns on Tucker Stadium, the equipment truck is getting loaded and the Tennessee Tech football team is making its final preparations before loading up Thursday to fly to Lawrence, Kan., to take on their first opponent of the 2022 campaign – the Kansas Jayhawks. Ladies and gentlemen, football season is here. Kickoff for Tech’s season opener at Kansas on Friday night is 7 p.m. Roger Ealey and Dylan Vazzano will provide the broadcast locally on 98.5 KISS FM, while Noah Reed and Jay Sonnhalter will handle the call on Big 12 Now/ESPN+ (subscription required).

  • August 31, 2022